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National Wildlife Federation

News Briefs: July 28, 2009

Photo: Paulding Phelps

Students and Retirees Bond Over Weevils and Weeds
University of Delaware students are teaming up with a retirement home to pilot controls on an invasive weed that threatens native plantings and the local ecology.

Schools Go High Tech to Increase Transit Ridership
A Federal Transit Administration report finds that ridership is up on campus and that commuters are increasingly finding alternatives to driving alone, aided by techno fixes that predict bus arrivals and connect carpoolers.

Closer Look:
A Tale of Two Cultures

Experts debate whether urban or rural settings lend themselves better to long-term sustainability. Can one university from Manhattan and another from Iowa answer the question once and for all?

Photo: NYU Photo Bureau

Upcoming Events

Aug 6:
Measuring Parking and Alternative Transportation Options [Webcast]

Sept 20 - 23:
Greening of the Campus VIII: Embracing Change [Conference]

Sept 30 - Oct 2:
International Greening Education [Seminar]

Oct 1 - 4:
Responsible Endowments [Conference]

Oct 8 - 11:
Environment: The Interdisciplinary Challenge [Conference]

Oct 9 - 11:
Sustainability and the Catholic University
[Conference]

Oct 17 - 20:
National Council for Workforce Education [Conference]

Nov 11 - 13:
GreenBuild
[Conference]

Nov 18 - 20:
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Workforce Education
[Conference]

For more, see our Events Calendar

Five Questions: How to Build a Network of Local Farms

The Refectory, a café housed in the divinity school at Duke University, serves local and sustainable food, composts all its food waste, and still offers inexpensive, healthy food to students. We asked owner and operator Laura Hall how the restaurant came to be, and how the local community has benefited.

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Resources and Opportunities:

Read Cool Campus!, a how-to guide for climate action planning

Study abroad with global stewardship program in Costa Rica

Attend green jobs workshop at Greening of the Campus conference

Learn organic farming with MSU’s 9-month training program

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